Metal nanoantimicrobials for textile applications

Nanotechnology Reviews

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 307-331

  Giannossa, Lorena Carla ^a   Longano, Daniela ^a   Ditaranto, Nicoletta ^a   Nitti, Maria Angela ^a   Paladini, Federica ^c   Pollini, Mauro ^c   Rai, Mahendra ^c,d   Sannino, Alessandro ^b   Valentini, Antonio ^a   Cioffi, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^c SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Copper; Nanoantimicrobial; Silver; Textile; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

COPPER; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; SILVER; TEXTILES; TRANSITION METALS; ZINC OXIDE;

ANTIMICROBIAL TEXTILES; HISTORY OF USE; MECHANISM OF ACTION; NANOANTIMICROBIAL; NANOPHASES; NOVEL APPLICATIONS; PREPARATION PROCESS; TEXTILE APPLICATIONS;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84924097417     PISSN: 21919089     EISSN: 21919097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ntrev-2013-0004     Document Type: Review

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